HR Advisor

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Orwell Housing Full time

Full time hours: 37 hours per week; Permanent or

Part time hours: 30 hours per week (salary pro rata £21,567-£22,703)

Location: Ipswich / Hybrid

Ref: IP240

Are you an experienced HR Advisor looking to join a supportive People team?

Supporting a portfolio of Orwell Housing services and departments across Suffolk and its border counties, you have the capacity and scope to make a positive difference for some of the most vulnerable people living within Orwell homes and services.

Our team of People Partners works in partnership with all colleagues within their portfolio and is supported by Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, project support and experienced Administrators.

Our People Partnering model has been in place for 18 months and our managers have embraced this. This is what some of our managers say about it:

- 'Given us confidence that Employee Relations matters are handled sensitively and fairly in accordance with law’_
- 'Swift reply to queries, alleviating the stress managers can feel when dealing with HR legislation and changes’_
- 'We feel complete confidence that issues are dealt with fairly and legally’_

The role provides coaching support on a broad range of people related topics, with a focus on engagement, employee lifecycle, and all aspects of positive employee relations. You will also be involved in exciting project work such as the implementation ofour new HR system and colleague wellbeing initiatives.

Due to the nature of this role, a full clean driving licence is essential and pool cars are available for business use.

Key responsibilities:

- Build effective and sustainable partnerships by working collaboratively with leaders acting as an integral partner to the business areas within your portfolio
- Provide leaders and colleagues with consistent and compliant end-to-end employee relations advice
- Ensure all areas of the employee lifecycle are a positive experience to improve retention and promote the Orwell brand
- Analyse people data and partner with leaders to identify areas for continuous improvement
- Role model People and Culture best practice and behaviours by coaching leaders to make effective people decisions.

Our ideal People Partner will:

- Have great attention to detail
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be patient, resilient, an active listener, have empathy and the confidence to deal with conflict
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to adapt to challenging situations and people with a flexible communication style
- Be committed to their own continuing professional development
- Develop strong relationships to achieve positive outcomes

Qualifications & Experience:

- A minimum of CIPD Level 3 essential (CIPD Level 5 or 7 Advanced Award/Certificate/Diploma in Human Resources or working towards, is desirable). - we can support you to progress your CIPD qualifications.
- A level or equivalent, is desirable.
- 5 GCSEs grades 9 - 4 or equivalent including English and Maths, is essential.
- Proven experience as an HR Assistant or equivalent role is essential.
- Experience as an HR Advisor is desirable.
- Advising and implementing policy and procedures, is desirable.
- Advising on general people matters, is essential.
- Using HR software to best effect, is desirable.

More reasons to apply
- Flexibility to work from office, visit services and work from home
- Autonomy and freedom to manage own workload
- 22 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Retail discounts via our rewards platform (restaurants, shopping, days out, gym memberships, cinema tickets, holidays, Sky store and much more )
- loyalty awards and rewards
- bonus and referral scheme
- pool cars available for business travel
- ongoing training and development & opportunities to progress in your role through the Orwell Academy
- wellbeing programme

Interviews: available immediately

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